the philosopher haglund talks about the summer vacations he…

Page 63 keyword living the philosopher haglund talks about the summer vacations he spends with his family. He says that it's intrinsic to the value of this experience that he won't be around to experience it forever, and that is relatives won't either and that is relationship with his relatives are there for temporary and in fact even the location of where he's at is a transient phenomenon. He says that if you are guaranteed an infinity of these summer vacations, there be nothing much the value about any one of them. It's only the guarantee that he definitely won't have an infinity of them that makes them worth valuing. Indeed it is also only from this position of value and what is finite because it's finite, that one can truly care about the impact of even something like climate change.

— from Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)

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There is a deeper reason these gatherings matter so much — deeper than habit, deeper even than love — and it is one I have only fully understood as I have grown old. It is precisely because you will not have an infinity of summer vacations with the people you love that any single one of them is worth so much. If you were guaranteed endless time together, no evening would be precious. — Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)

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